The Moon

Our Moon

The moon is made of rock and dust. The moon has no air, no water, and no life. The surface of the moon has craters or large valleys. The moon is the earth’s nearest neighbor. It is only about 238,900 miles (384,000 km) away. The moon does not make its own light. It reflectsthe sun’s light.

The moon goes around the Earth. It takes about one month for the moon to go all the way around the earth one time.

The moon appears to look different at different times of the month, but it never really changes. The different shapes that we see are called the phases of the moon. We see the different amounts of the sun’s light that are being reflected on the moon.

Moon Video

Let's Practice

On you writing journal, write down why we see different phases of the moon. Then draw the moon phases around earth.